JPH08265485A - Fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is easy to manage necessary bibliographic information by not printing unnecessary bibliographic information for users. A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention stores bibliographic information at the time of transmission / reception in a RAM of a facsimile unit, and when a communication management report is output, the bibliographic information is read from the RAM (S201), and its condition is satisfied. (S202), only bibliographical information that does not meet the specific condition is stored in the RAM for the printing device (S2).
03), the printer prints (S205). For this reason, bibliographical information that you do not want printed, for example,
If conditions such as bibliographical information that are unnecessary for the user are input as specific conditions, those bibliographical information will not be printed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a function of storing and printing bibliographical information at the time of transmission / reception, that is, information such as when and to whom and how many sheets were sent or when and from whom. The present invention relates to a facsimile machine provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of facsimile machine,
For example, a communication management report as shown in FIG. 8 stores and prints all bibliographical information at the time of transmission / reception, that is, information such as when and to whom and how many sheets were sent or when and from whom. I am trying to do it. Here, the "No." at the left end of the communication management report is a number assigned in the order of transmission or reception, and the "document number" is automatically assigned when a communication instruction, reception, or report is created. It is a number. The "remote station name" is the destination name registered in the speed dial, the telephone number of the other party,
This is the own station ID of the other device. Also, "start time" is the time when communication is started, "required time" is the time required from the start to end of communication, "number of sheets" is the number of communications, and "mode"
Is the mode when communicating. Further, the “communication content” displays the communication mode at the time of communication. For example, if it is transmission, it is displayed as transmission, and if it is reception, it is displayed as reception. The result of communication is displayed in the "communication result".
For example, if the communication is normally completed, it is displayed as good. As described above, the communication management report enables the user to know all the bibliographic information such as when and how many copies were sent to whom, and when and how many copies were received from whom.

[0003]

However, in the conventional facsimile machine, when the maintenance manager of the facsimile machine (manufacturer of the facsimile machine, etc.) sends a list of maintenance data in order to check the communication status of the facsimile machine. However, the bibliographic information when the list is sent is printed. Here, the maintenance data includes, for example, data of a communication error caused by an abnormality of the line or deterioration of the state of the line. In addition, in the communication management report of FIG. 8, “No. 4 document number 0095 partner station name Nishi Shinjuku
11:51, etc. ”is the bibliographic information when the list is transmitted. The bibliographical information at the time of transmitting such a list is unnecessary information for the user of the facsimile apparatus, and rather has a problem that it causes confusion in communication management on the user side when printed. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus that can easily perform communication management on the user side without confusion.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a facsimile apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is a facsimile apparatus having a function of storing bibliographical information at the time of transmission / reception and printing. It has an information judging means for judging whether or not the bibliographic information meets a specific condition, and a first printing means for printing only the bibliographic information which does not meet the specific condition. Further, a facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect is the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the first printing means stores only the bibliographical information that does not meet a specific condition in a memory for storing the bibliographical information. It is a thing. Furthermore, the facsimile apparatus according to claim 3 is the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first printing means selects a specific condition from among the bibliographic information stored in the memory for storing bibliographic information. Only the bibliographic information that does not correspond to is selected and printed. Further, the facsimile apparatus according to claim 4,
A facsimile device having a function of storing and printing bibliographical information at the time of transmission / reception, wherein the bibliographical information corresponds to a specific condition, and information determining means for determining whether the bibliographical information meets a specific condition. A second printing means for printing the bibliographic information in an identifiable state. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5 is the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3, or claim 4, wherein the information determining means is based on a telephone number and a remote access code. It is determined whether or not the bibliographic information corresponds to the specific condition.

[0005]

In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the information judging means judges whether or not the bibliographic information meets a specific condition, and the first judgment is made based on the judgment result. The printing means prints only the bibliographic information that does not meet the specific conditions. That is, if the conditions of the bibliographic information unnecessary for the user are input as the specific conditions, the bibliographic information is not printed. Further, in the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 2, based on the judgment result of the information judging means,
The first printing means stores only the bibliographical information that does not meet the specific condition in the memory for storing the bibliographical information. That is, if the conditions of the bibliographic information that the user does not need to store are entered as the specific conditions, the bibliographic information will not be stored in the memory for storing the bibliographic information and will not be printed. Moreover, the memory is not used for unnecessary information. Further, in the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 3, all the bibliographic information is stored in the memory for storing the bibliographic information, and the bibliographic information corresponding to the specific condition is excluded by the first printing means at the time of printing. Will be done. For this reason, it becomes possible to confirm later even the bibliographic information that has not been printed. In the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 4, the information judging means judges whether or not the bibliographic information meets the specific condition, and based on the judgment result, the second printing means sets the specific condition. The bibliographic information corresponding to is printed in a state in which it can be distinguished from other bibliographic information.
In the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 5, the information judging means judges whether or not the bibliographic information meets the specific condition based on the telephone number and the remote access code. The judgment is certain, and
This can be done easily and the specific condition can be set easily.

[0006]

【Example】

[First Embodiment] A facsimile apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5. Here, FIG. 1 is a facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.
2 is a flowchart showing the communication management method of FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the facsimile apparatus 1, and FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the facsimile apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is
The image reading device 2, the operation panel 4, and the printer 6 are integrally provided as a facsimile device, and the image reading device 2 is arranged in the upper front part of the printer 6, and further,
An operation panel 4 is attached to the upper surface of the image reading device 2. The operation panel 4 is used when operating the facsimile apparatus 1 or when inputting data.

The image reading device 2 is a device for reading the content of a document to be transmitted. The image reading device 2 irradiates the surface of the document, which is fed at a constant speed, with a laser beam in a direction substantially perpendicular to the feeding direction and reflects the reflected light. By inputting the information to the CCD camera, the light / dark information on the surface of the document is converted into an electric signal. The document is inserted from the document insertion port 2a and passes through the image reading device 2 at a constant speed, and the document ejection port 2b is inserted.
Is discharged from the outside. As shown in FIG. 2, the image information such as the characters and figures of the document converted into the electric signal is as follows.
After being encoded (compressed) by the FAX control circuit 12, the RA
It is transmitted to M14 and stored. Then, the image information stored in the RAM 14 is converted into a voice signal for a telephone line by the modem 16, and this voice signal is transmitted to the facsimile device 20 on the partner side via the NCU 18 having an interface function.

The CPU 19 controls the operations of the image reading device 2, the FAX control circuit 12, the modem 16 and the NCU 18, and operates according to a program stored in the ROM 15. On the other hand, the voice signal of the original or the like transmitted from the facsimile machine on the other side is
After being converted into an electric signal by the modem 16,
It is stored in the RAM 14. Then, the image information read from the RAM 14 is encoded by the FAX control circuit 12, transmitted to the RAM 34 for the printing device via the interface 22 and the PRINTER control circuit 32, and stored therein. Then, the information stored in the RAM 34 is output from the PRINTER control circuit 32 to the printer 6.

The printer 6 is a laser type printer, which produces bright and dark light corresponding to an electric signal by a laser, and irradiates the surface of a photosensitive drum rotating at a constant speed with the bright and dark light to irradiate the surface thereof. The electric signal is converted into information such as characters by charging the battery in accordance with lightness and darkness, attaching toner to the charged portion, and transferring the toner onto a copy sheet. Here, the copy sheets are sent one by one from the sheet cassette 6a shown in FIG. 3 to the printer 6 at a constant speed, and the copy sheet on which characters and the like have been transferred is discharged from the sheet discharge port 6b to the outside. When the transmission or reception of the manuscript is completed in this way, except in certain cases,
The RAM 14 stores bibliographical information to be included in the communication management report, that is, information such as when and how many sheets were transmitted, or when and how many sheets were received. That is,
The RAM 14 functions as a memory for storing bibliographic information in the present invention. When outputting the communication management report, the bibliographic information in the RAM 14 is transferred to the RAM 34 and printed by the printer 6. RAM
14, 34, the PRINTER control circuit 32, the printer 6 and the like function as the first printing means and the second printing means of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a procedure for storing bibliographical information such as transmission / reception of the facsimile apparatus 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 1A shows a condition for selecting specific bibliographical information that does not need to be printed or specific bibliographical information that needs to be printed so as to be distinguishable from other bibliographical information (hereinafter, specific condition). It is a process for setting. The specific condition can be stored in the RAM 14, and is set by operating a key on the operation panel 4 to input a telephone number or remote access code of the other party. Here, as the specific bibliographical information, for example, a maintenance manager (manufacturer or the like) of the facsimile device receives a list of maintenance data from the facsimile device 1 in order to check the communication state of the facsimile device 1. The bibliographic information that the user does not need to manage corresponds to the bibliographic information at the time. In addition,
The specific condition can be input by the manufacturer of the facsimile device at the time of shipping. Figure 1 (B)
Is a process that is executed when transmission / reception is completed in the facsimile device 1, and the bibliographic information is stored in the RAM for the printing device.
34 shows the procedure to be stored in 34. Here, FIG.
A program for executing the processes of (A) and (B) is stored in the ROM 15.

As described above, when the facsimile device 1 completes the transmission and reception of the original document, the process of FIG. 1B starts, and whether or not the bibliographic information at the time of transmission / reception corresponds to the above-mentioned specific condition. It is determined (S101). And
If the specific condition is not satisfied (S101; NO), the bibliographic information is stored in the RAM 14 as the content to be described in the communication management report (S102). On the contrary, when the specific condition is satisfied (S101; YES), the process is terminated without storing the bibliographic information. That is, the process of S101 and the CPU 19 and the like that executes the process correspond to the information determining means of the present invention.

In the case where the communication management report is automatically printed by transmitting and receiving a predetermined number of times in this way, or when the communication management report is printed by operating the operation panel 4, Only the bibliographical information that does not correspond to the specific condition, that is, the bibliographical information stored in the RAM 14 is printed on the communication management report. FIG. 5 shows an example of the communication management report printed by the facsimile apparatus 1 according to this embodiment. In the facsimile device 1, the bibliographical information when the maintenance manager sends a list of maintenance data is stored in the RAM 14
The bibliographical information at the time of transmitting the list, that is, "No. 4, document number 0095, partner station name, Nishishinjuku 11:51, etc." that is printed in FIG. Therefore, communication management on the user side does not become complicated, and the memory is not used for unnecessary information. In addition, it is determined whether the bibliographic information corresponds to the specific condition based on the telephone number and the remote access code. Therefore, the bibliographic information can be determined reliably and easily, and the setting of the specific condition can be performed. It will be easy.

[Second Embodiment] A facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the bibliographic information corresponding to the specific condition is not stored in the RAM 14, whereas in the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment, all the bibliographic information is stored in the RAM 14, but is printed. Bibliographic information corresponding to specific conditions is excluded at the stage. The program for executing the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the ROM 15 (see FIG. 2).

When the printing of the communication management report is started, the bibliographic information stored in the RAM 14 is sequentially read (S201), and it is determined whether or not the specific condition is met (S202). If the bibliographical information does not meet the specific condition (S202; NO), it is stored in the RAM 34 for the printing device (step S203),
If the bibliographical information is the information corresponding to the specific condition (S202; YES), it is not stored in the RAM 34 for the printing device. When all the bibliographic information stored in the RAM 14 has been read (S204; YE
S), the bibliographic information stored in the RAM 34 for the printing device is printed by the printer 6 (S205), and the process ends. As a result, if the bibliographical information is information that meets the specific condition, it will not be printed. That is,
The process of S202 and the CPU 19 or the like that executes the process correspond to the information determining means of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows an example of the communication management report printed by the facsimile apparatus 1 according to this embodiment.

As described above, also in the present facsimile apparatus, the bibliographical information when the maintenance manager transmits the list of maintenance data is not printed in the communication management report, but is stored in the RAM 14, so that it will be described later. It is possible to read and confirm individually. Therefore, the bibliographic information not printed on the communication management report can be managed separately from the normal bibliographic information, and the management ability is improved.

[Third Embodiment] A facsimile apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In the facsimile machines according to the first and second embodiments, the bibliographical information corresponding to the specific condition is not printed, whereas in the facsimile machines according to the present embodiment, the star mark * is printed. When the printing of the communication management report is started, the bibliographic information stored in the RAM 14 for the printing device is sequentially read out (S301) as in the case of the second embodiment, and whether the specific condition is satisfied. It is determined whether or not (S302). If the bibliographic information does not meet the specific condition (S302; NO),
It is stored in the RAM 34 for the printing device (S303), and
If the bibliographic information is the information that meets the specific condition (S30
2; YES), an asterisk * is added to the No. column of the bibliographic information and stored in the RAM 34 for the printing device (S305).
Then, when the reading of all the bibliographic information stored in the RAM 14 is completed (S304; YES), the contents stored in the RAM 34 for the printing device are printed by the printer 6 (S306), and the processing is completed. To do.
As a result, if the bibliographic information corresponds to the specific condition, the bibliographic information No. is printed with an asterisk *. That is, the processing of S302 and the CPU 19 and the like that execute the processing correspond to the information determination means of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows an example of the communication management report printed by the facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment.
As described above, in this facsimile apparatus, the bibliographical information when the maintenance manager transmits the maintenance data list, that is, `` No.
4 Document number 0095 Partner station name Nishi-Shinjuku 11:51
"Minutes, etc." are printed with the star mark * in the No. column. For this reason, it becomes possible to distinguish it from other bibliographic information, and management is not complicated. In this embodiment, the asterisk * is given to the bibliographic information corresponding to the specific condition, but it is sufficient if it can be distinguished from the information which does not correspond to the specific condition. You may make it output.

[0017]

As described above in detail, according to the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 1, since the bibliographic information unnecessary for the user is not printed, the necessary bibliographic information is not printed. Management does not become complicated. According to the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 2, since the memory is not used for unnecessary information, the memory capacity can be effectively used, and the memory capacity can be reduced. it can. Further, according to the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 3, since the bibliographic information not printed in the communication management report can be confirmed later, it is possible to manage the printed bibliographic information separately from the ordinary bibliographic information. It becomes possible and management ability is improved. Further, according to the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 4, since the bibliographic information corresponding to the specific condition is printed in a state of being distinguishable from other bibliographic information, the management of the bibliographic information becomes complicated. There is no. According to the facsimile apparatus of the invention described in claim 5, since the bibliographic information can be determined reliably and easily, malfunctions can be eliminated, and the specific condition can be easily set, so that the information determining means can be effectively used. You can use it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a communication management method of a facsimile apparatus according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the facsimile apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a communication management method of a facsimile apparatus according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication management report printed by the facsimile apparatus according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a communication management method of a facsimile apparatus according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a communication management report printed by a facsimile apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a communication management report printed by a conventional facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 6 Printer (1st printing means, 2nd printing means) 14 RAM (1st printing means, 2nd printing means) 19 CPU (Information determination means) 32 PRINTER control circuit (1st printing means, 2nd printing means) ) 34 RAM (first printing means, second printing means)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus having a function of storing and printing bibliographical information at the time of transmission / reception, information determining means for determining whether or not the bibliographical information satisfies a specific condition, and the specific condition. And a first printing unit that prints only bibliographic information that does not correspond to the above. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first printing unit stores only bibliographic information that does not meet a specific condition in a memory for storing bibliographic information. apparatus. 3. The facsimile device according to claim 1, wherein the first printing means selects from among the bibliographic information stored in the memory for storing the bibliographic information, the bibliographic information which does not meet the specific condition. A facsimile machine characterized by selecting and printing only. 4. A facsimile apparatus having a function of storing and printing bibliographical information at the time of transmission / reception, information determining means for determining whether or not the bibliographical information meets a specific condition, and the specific condition. And a second printing unit for printing the bibliographic information corresponding to the above in a distinguishable state. 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, or claim 4, wherein the information determination unit uses the bibliographic information as a specific condition based on a telephone number and a remote access code. A facsimile machine characterized by determining whether or not it corresponds.